India (Portuguese) 1/8 and 1/4 Tanga 1881 to 1888

These are valuable coins when they are in good shape. Most of them that remain to this day are pretty dark and beat up. They come from Goa, the Portuguese colony in India.

1/8 (OITAVO) TANGA
worn: $1 US dollar approximate catalog value
average circulated: $8
well preserved: $35
fully uncirculated: $140

1/4 (QUARTO) TANGA
worn: $2 US dollar approximate catalog value
average circulated: $12
well preserved: $50
fully uncirculated: $180

The values above apply to all dates except one, below:

1/4 TANGA DATED 1888
worn: $200 US dollar approximate catalog value
average circulated: $700
well preserved: $1000
fully uncirculated: $2000

Actual buy and sell values are generally less than the catalog values shown above. Read our Important Terminology page for information about catalog values.
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Coin: 20748, Genre: Islamic Hindu Buddhist, Timeline: World
Created (yyyymm): 201601, Last review: 201601
Appearance: Normal round coin Metallic brown Letters: Latin
Years: sort: 1881, filter: 1881 to 1888
Image: india_portugal_1_8_tanga_1886.jpg
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